Five Lessons in Illegal Immigration

1. Four of the 19 hijackers involved in the 9/11 terrorist attacks were stopped for traffic violations by local law enforcers prior to their actions. All four were in the United states illegally, but a lack of shared information between local and federal officials allowed them to escape jail and commit mass murder.

2. Mexico’s No.1 source of foreign capital, some $24 billions a year, is money sent home from its citizens living in the United States --- many illegally. That surpasses the country’s oil and tourism revenue.

3. The U.S. taxpayer cost of the estimated 5 millions illegal immigrants with U.S. borders who are high-school dropouts is approximately $500 billions over the course of their lifetimes.

4. The average wage for a meat packer was between $15 and $20 per hour prior to the influx of illegal immigrants into the United States. Today it’s less than $10 per hour.

5. U.S. Border Patrol officers apprehended 3,722 people in 2005 who originated from either terrorist states or countries where al Qaeda is active.

Source: American Legion illegal immigration forum conducted in early March in Washington. Published in May 2007 American Legion magazine.